Early Menopause, Estrogens, General Health, Hormones, Menopause treatment
Menopause is more common than infertility, pregnancy or cancer. It eventually affects every woman. By 2020, more than 50 million US women will be older than 51 years of age, which is the mean age of menopause. Yet the majority of women avoid menopause treatment...
Aging, Estrogens, osteoporosis, Women's Health
Do you know how strong your bones are? Most people don’t…unless you’ve had a bone density. That’s a type of x-ray called DEXA that compares the density of your bones to a know population of women so you know if your bones are strong, or are...
Early Menopause, EstrogenBook, Estrogens, Hot Flashes, menopause symptoms, Menopause treatment, perimenopause
It’s almost summer. For most, summer equals fun. But for the millions of women in perimenopause or already in menopause, the heat of summer means increased hot flashes. Hot flashes are caused by a sudden release of heat accompanied by sweating. Blood...
Early Menopause, Estrogens, General Health, Hormone Balance, Hormone health, Hot Flashes, Menopause, menopause symptoms, Menopause treatment, perimenopause, Women's Health
It’s International Women’s Day. When you think about women’s health, which of these do you think is most common? 1. Infertility? 2. Pregnancy? 3. Cancer? 4. Menopause? If you guessed #4 you are correct. Because even though those other conditions are...
Aging, Estrogens, Hormone Balance, Hormone health, Hormones, Loneliness, Menopause, menopause symptoms, perimenopause, Women's Health
Ever since the Garden of Eden when Adam gave up a rib to have a companion, we’ve known that being alone isn’t what we’re designed to be. People do not do well with loneliness and isolation. I see it in my patients all the time. Feeling isolated often...
Bioidentical Estrogens, Early Menopause, EstrogenBook, Estrogens, General Health, Heart Attack, Heart Attack in Women, Heart Disease, Hormones, Menopause treatment
If you want to live a long and healthy life, Valentines Day and Heart Health month is a great reminder to protect your heart. Heart attack is the most common cause of death in women, and one of the most preventable causes. But many women don’t realize that...
